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I left the US for Australia. Here are the differences I've spotted in the culture and job market.
Aolin Xu, who is a dual citizen of the US and Australia, moved to Sydney for cheaper fees. She says…
Charissa Cheong
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A baby boomer from Baltimore moved to Germany 19 years ago and plans to retire there. He says free healthcare and quality of life are better than in the US.
Jeffrey Park, 63, has worked in Germany since 2005 and plans to retire there. He prefers the healt…
John Towfighi
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AI could help the US be less terrible at recycling
EverestLabs is among a group of AI startups disrupting the waste sector by using 3D cameras, machin…
Catherine Boudreau
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I went to school in Texas and Saudi Arabia. The differences between the 2 systems actually set me up better for the future.
People often asked me which school I liked better, but I don't think one system is better than othe…
Leena Al-Ali
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I'm an American who went to college in Canada. I'm debt-free — and I have no plans to move back to the US.
In high school, when she asked her parents about going to college in Europe, they said it was too f…
Dalia Goldberg
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It might be the year to upgrade your home's heating and cooling system and get a big discount
Electric heat pumps can save the average US homeowner an estimated $500 a year. New discounts are c…
Catherine Boudreau
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TikTok's time in the US could soon be on the clock, and that's not the app's only problem
ByteDance will undoubtedly put up a legal fight over the law, and will also have a year to find a s…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Here's why economists are so worried about soaring US debt levels
The government's soaring debt balance risks stoking inflation and lowering the quality of life for …
Jennifer Sor
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I'm a Finnish mom in the US. I let my kids schedule their own playdates and allow them to skip homework to get playtime outside.
I've been in the US for decades and have three children. I let my kids schedule their own playdates…
Annabella Daily
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I lost my dream job in the US because I couldn't get a work visa. In Canada, the pathway has been much smoother.
Vaishali Gauba felt defeated when she moved back to India after she couldn't get a work visa in the…
Charissa Cheong
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Former Education secretary Betsy DeVos says the GOP movement is not 'dependent on any one person,' without naming Trump
"Politics now are so often about people, not the policies that impact lives directly," DeVos said o…
John L. Dorman
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The US didn't feel safe enough to raise a kid, so we moved to Japan
An American dad is happy living in Japan but worries about bullying. He plans to return to the US b…
Trevor D. Houchen
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I'm a British mom living in the US. In the UK kids get a shorter summer break and have mandatory uniforms.
I'm a British mom in the US. I'm jealous of how my friends' kids in the UK are taught — from shorte…
Jane Ridley
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Bernie Sanders to grill Novo Nordisk CEO on why weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy can cost up to 15 times more in US
Lars Jørgensen will testify on a solo panel before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
Nathan Rennolds
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How the Black aristocracy of the Gilded Age ushered in a new era of education and freedom
Newly emancipated Black Americans used education and business savvy to build wealth in an era of ec…
Yoonji Han
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Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans demand the Biden administration revoke federal grants from schools that include the 1619 project in their curriculum
McConnell said the 1619 Project strives to "reorient" US history away from "intended purposes towar…
Yelena Dzhanova
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I went to school in the US and in Spain. My learning felt stagnant in the US, but my social life was fun.
She went to school in Spain from age 6 to age 14. When she moved back to the US, she felt like her …
Megan Thorson
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Immigration has helped the hot US economy and labor market, but there's a risk of oversupply, Fitch says
The surge of immigration into the US is supporting the blowout jobs market, but eventually that cou…
Filip De Mott
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At Rosemead High, generations of students were harassed or groomed for sex as they tried to get an education
Unraveling 40 years of sexual misconduct at a single California high school.
Matt Drange
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Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
The success of over 100 local GBI pilots in the US provides insight into future state-level policy.